Publicity Assistant - Viking Penguin

Job Description

Do you find yourself telling all your friends about the latest great book you read? Are you media-savvy, and follow the news cycle? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? Are you detail-oriented? If you answered yes to these questions, you may be the perfect fit to join our Publicity team.

We are seeking a Publicity Assistant to support and assist an Executive Publicist and a Publicity Manager in the Viking, Penguin Books, Penguin Classics and Penguin Life imprints of Penguin Random House.

Viking and Penguin Books are home to award-winning, critically-acclaimed and bestselling authors across fiction and nonfiction, including Rebecca Makkai, Amor Towles, Tana French, Elaine Welteroth, Ruth Ozeki, J.M. Coetzee, Matt Haig, Terrance Hayes and Nathaniel Phlbrick. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with distinguished authors on a wide variety of books.

Specific responsibilities include:
• Providing general administrative support, including mailings, processing invoices, filing, billings, expense reports, etc.
• Coordinating travel and other arrangements for major author tours and creating detailed tour schedules for campaigns.
• Drafting press materials, including press releases, pitch and galley letters, interview alerts, quote sheets, etc.
• Liasing with organizations to organize author events.
• Responding to a variety of calls from media, authors, and booksellers.
• Communicating between the Marketing, Editorial, and Production departments.
• Maintaining media clips, press contacts, and detailed logs of publicity projects in an internal database system.
• Performing online research to acquire publicity contacts and assisting with social media platforms.
• Attending book events, virtually or in-person depending on state of current affairs.
• Pitching press interviews and reviews for authors and their books.

Please apply if you meet the following minimum requirements:
• Strong interest in publicity and publishing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities in a deadline-driven environment
• Excellent organizational skills and superb attention to detail
• Strong follow-up skills
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Working knowledge of social media
• Quick at picking up different computer systems and databases

Salary for this position is $45,000. Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Please apply using our online application process.

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzpk92-18-119-107-96-42 in your application.